Northumberland Manufacturers Association

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Northumberland Manufacturers Association

• Lakefront Utilities Information Session Dereck
  Paul

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Lakefront is a subsidiary of the Town of Cobourg
Holdings Inc.Visit our website at
www.lusi.on.ca
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• We distribute ELECTRICITY safely and reliably to
  customers in Cobourg and Colborne.
• Lakefront also provides WATER and FIBER OPTIC
  services and sells and distributes INDUCTION
  LIGHTS, LOW FLOW TOILETS and other conservation
  products through other subsidiary companies.

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Managing your electricity costs

• Reducing electricity costs boosts your bottom
  line
• Five Keys to Managing Electricity Costs
• Understand how youre billed
• Know where you stand today
• Control your electricity use
• Invest in an energy management plan
• Cash in on incentives

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Electricity Costs on Bill How much you use
and how fast you consume

• There are two main drivers that influence the
  final price you pay consumption and peak
  demand. These two variables are used as
  multipliers on the electricity bill which means
  that you will need to manage both consumption and
  peak demand in order to bring costs down.
• The number of kilowatt hours on your bill shows
  how much electricity was consumed within each
  billing period. This is your consumption or
  energy charge.
• Demand is a measure of how fast energy is
  consumed at any one time. The highest level of
  demand during a billing period is peak demand.

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Peak Demand Charge Peak Demand, this is the
measure of the highest level of demand in
kilowatts (kW) or kilovolt-amperes (kVA), in any
given 15 minutes interval reading, during the
specified billing period. Its a measure of how
quickly you draw electricity from the system.
Visit the IESO website for more details
http//www.ieso.ca/imoweb/siteshared/electricity_c
harges.asp?sidmd

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Load Shifting

• Large businesses pay the market price for
  electricity rather than the flat-rate price
  residential and small businesses pay. Costs are
  based on How much is used, peak demand and the
  time of day it is used.
• With these variables, there many opportunities to
  save electricity. By managing peak demand and
  using your interval meter to take advantage of
  price fluctuations, you can lower your
  electricity costs.
• Operating a lot of equipment simultaneously, even
  for a short period of time, may spike your peak
  demand, resulting in unnecessary charges. Running
  machinery in sequence will help keep demand
  charges down even though you are consuming the
  same amount of electricity.
• You can reschedule operations according to
  pricing patterns. If there are processes you can
  run over night, or early in the day, it's likely
  you'll generate significant savings. To do this,
  you will need to familiarize yourself with the
  factors that influence prices and monitor demand
  and price activity.
• Visit the IESO website for more details.

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An Energy Management Plan

• Invest in an energy management plan.
• An energy management plan can boost your bottom
  line over the short and long-term.
• Understanding how you incur costs for
  electricity, how you use it, what changes you can
  make in your operations to become more energy
  efficient and then putting the plan into action
  can significantly reduce your costs.

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ENERGY FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

• Creating a Culture of Conservation

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Incentive Programs

• Emergency load reduction program
• www.ieso.ca/ELRP
• Conservation and Demand Management
• http//www.lakefrontutilities.on.ca/conservation-d
  emand-management.php
• Provincial Programs by Ontario Power Authority
• www.conservationbureau.on.ca
• Natural Resources Canada
• www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca

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Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program (ERIP)

• The Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program is an
  incentive program designed to encourage
  high-efficiency electricity retrofits to existing
  structures.
• Visit http//business.everykilowattcounts.com/fea
  ture/ERIP/index.php
• Applications can be found at http//business.ever
  ykilowattcounts.com/feature/ERIP/forms.php

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ERIPThe Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program
(ERIP) gives you the most energy-efficient
solutions to improve your bottom line.

• Whether you're retrofitting from a prescribed
  list of options or doing a custom job which is
  unique to your building, ERIP offers incentives
  based on electricity savings, so theres
  something for everybody.

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ERIP Measures and Incentives Prescriptive
measures include the following Lighting
Fluorescent lighting systems (T8, T5, CFLs)
Metal halide lighting systems LED "EXIT" signs
Occupancy sensors Motors Three phase premium
efficiency motors 1-200 hp Cooling equipment
Unitary A/C units up to 25 tons that are energy
star qualified or CEE compliant The project must
be completed within an existing building New
construction projects do not qualify for
incentives The minimum incentive that an
applicant must qualify for is 250 except when
submitting the motors worksheet. There is no
minimum incentive qualification for motors
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Complimentary funding can be sought from the
following agencies and programs

• CIPEC
• ecoEnergy Retrofit Incentive for Buildings
• Energy Retrofit Assistance (ERA) for Commercial
  and Institutional Buildings
• ERA for Retrofit Planning
• Energy Star Qualified Products
• Industrial Buildings Incentive Program (IBIP)

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Thank You
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